A Quiet Sunday (Aired June 10, 1946)
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The Whistler was one of radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. If it now seems to have been influenced explicitly by The Shadow, The Whistler was no less popular or credible with its listeners, the writing was first class for its genre, and it added a slightly macabre element of humor that sometimes went missing in The Shadow's longer-lived crime stories. Writer-producer J. Donald Wilson established the tone of the show during its first two years, and he was followed in 1944 by producer-director George Allen. A total of 692 episodes were produced, yet despite the series' fame, over 200 episodes are lost today. In 1946, a local Chicago version of The Whistler with local actors aired Sundays on WBBM, sponsored by Meister Brau beer.
THIS EPISODE:
June 10, 1946. CBS Pacific network. "A Quiet Sunday". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. Henry is caught between his wife and his mistress, which leads to a dead body in the trunk. The story has a good "whistleresque" ending. Surprise! The script was subsequently produced on The Whistler on July 2, 1950 (see cat. #76166). George W. Allen (producer), Wilbur Hatch (music), Marvin Miller (announcer), Joseph Kearns, Mary Lansing, Bernard Gerard (writer), Zane Mann (writer). 27:37. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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